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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
OFFICIALLY REPuRTEB.

The Vote for and Against Hiyi~iOn-
AsnsajnrSry ora 5sl for Division From
a Vote of II .sas.
Official figures relative to The vote.ior
and against division have been promnl-
gated at Bismarck and from those fig
ures and some OF orr own we are en-
abled to give the reHult. 1t is as follows:
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
A Unanimous Verdict.

All the Ladies who have VISITED Kahn
& Cos. Emporium Of Fashion agree that
they have the most elegant line and
largest assortment of Silk and Linen
Handkerchiels and silk and Cashmere
Muffiers ever exhibited vest Of Chicago.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
G. GARD

lndiscretions of youth, nervous, weakness, earl,
decay, loss of manhood. 3d., / Will send q recipe
that Will cure you. FREE OF cHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by o missionary In south
America. Send . self addressed envelope 70 the
REy. JOSEPH 7. rNHAS, Ssafiss y, Nss Ysrh on
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

Order your cranberries, sweet potatoes,
oranges. pears, ounces and sweet apples
OF BAKER & ERsKIEY.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

When BABY Wa ns We gave her csssseA,
Whsa abs Was = Child, she cried for CsetosiA
Wash she became Nlas. aAs slung 70 CastszA.
wAsa sAs ksA Chldrsa. shs gave tAss Casters
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
Cox diorne eco
2I1 West Third ST., Yankton, 1T.
THE WEATHER.

Max. Thermometer 50
Min. Thermometer 81.
fDenotes trace of Gain fall.
HBslow zero.
MHAF TEMPERATURE.
For Dec. 10, So.
For the same date during the past thirteen
years. "a.
Sera't Signal Corps, u. 8. a
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

An excellent aud elegant line OF fnrni-
turs. picture f1ames and Christnlas
goods at SAEBoRs & Sons.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

Haner Kraut at s,tienback's; slso cab.
kage and other vegetables.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

0sbines photographs foS The holidays
only 500 per doc. 4 Rounds galIesy
ZIG West srd strses.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

Z 10 can get . good Jap. tea for rs cts.
IL BAKER u ERsK1SE's.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
Worth Reading.

The best place to Say goods
for yourself and presents for
your friends is =. Ralph M.
Wards, III ives. Third street.
YAnkton. Oak, There you will
find . fine assortment Of lamps.
dinner and tea sets. glassware,
fancy cups and seuoers. vases
and q large line Of toys.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
COX, ODl0RNE & Gus.
RIBBON SALE.
swG f4tHH 0aEHE. -gEt3 ~

Having Received q Large In
Bvosce of ALL SILK Ribbons
Direct from the Importer, We
are Enabled to Sell Nos. 8 and Z
at 10 cents per yard. Nos. 9and
IL at IL 1-2 cents per yard. These
are a Good Heavy Silk Ribbon
and Excellent Values. A Com
plete Line of Colors
Come Early as they will not
Last Long.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

For Body, Maple Wood
See il. TEL. BEAVaR.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14
WANTED

Fifty Men and 20 Teams
to cut and Haul Wood. Aps
ply to j. j.. FIELDER,
Yankton, ID. T.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

7I,83S
The majority in south Dakota 10 IA, 291
for division and in north Dakota 9,7l7
against division. The total vote
Stands
For 500
1aiority for division. ......... .......-.. 1874
These figures do not agree with the
figures put forth from Bismarck q the
total result, the Bismarck version read.
ing
For division. S7,S3S
Against division..........................-. SS,Ss7
Majority for division. ........-........ s,9ss
But the Bismarck account states that
it's figures from the counties OF Benson,
Tewner, Faulk, Hand, McCook and Wal
worth are unofficial and the inference is
that they are somewhat guessed at. We
let the Bismarck figures for Benson and
rowner counties stand, rs we have no
information from those counties, but
from the other unofficial counties in the
| Bismarck list we have official returnE
and these we substitute for the figures
in the Bismarck statement. In one other
particular we make a correction. The
Bismarck report quotes Ward county as
casting 81 votes for division and
So votes against division, whereas the
official canvass, % published in the pro-
ceedings of the county commissioners,
I credit Ward with ~yaatinp fS65 votes fo,
division and 1877 against. The figures
thus corrected give q majority of 4.574
for division in the entire territory
majoritysof IA ,291 for in south Dakota
and . majority of 9.7l7 against in north
Dakota.
These are the results as nearly correct
as they ever will be and q version il
nearer correct than the Bismarck yer
sion. All the figures for which We art
responsible we're token from the oficie
proceedinQs Of canyeselpp boarde.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

Sauer Kraft at BAKHR& ERsKINR's.
Saaer Kraot at Stienbach's; also cab
bage and other vegetables.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

Read This!
For the finest smoked meats,
including hams, bacon, shoul-
ders, cured ct hons and in the
best style, call at the Broadway
meat market. Also the finest
fresh meats and fowls, and lard
in cans, pals and bulk.
STIRR & FERDINAND.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-14

Next door TO LIST Nat. Bank.
Dishes at cost at Baker g Erskine's
Douglas Avenne grosery.
Sauer Kraut OF St,enbach's; also cab
bage and other vegetables.
Pure maple syrup and buck wheat
-four at BAKER & ERsKINF.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-08
THE NORTH WESTERN COWBOYS.

Minneapolis Journal:"The cowboys of
the Northwest" said VIM. I. Hornaday,
the governments chief taxidermist, some
of whose :buffalo-hunting exploits in
| Montana were detailed in yesterdays
journal, "have-to use tn cir own apt
phrases-taken a tumble to themselves.
The time was, and not so very long ago,
either, that when the cowboys received
their pay after the round up, they felt in
duty bound to go to Miles City and blow
in at the gambling dens, saloons and other
disreputable places. C~ow-punching is at
best a very tough business, and full of
risks to life and limb; the pay is small
and by no means adequate, and after the
round up there follows a long period of
enforced idleness, during which they are
given food and lodging only by the ranch
owner. The average cowboy was wont to
turn up after his semi-annual spree with a
very large head and not a cent in his pock-
ct. OF late, however, the boys have, as |
said, taken a tumble to themselves and are
saving their money. So common has the
economical spirit become among them
that Miles City has seen this year the dull
est in its history.
Most of the cowboys look upon their
coming to Montana to herd cattle as the
mistake of their lives. The glowing sto-
ries of thrilling adventure and sudden
wealth Of the cowboys life which are
common in the east, are in most cases re
sponsible for their entering the guild, but
the reality is quite a different matter.
Many of the economical ones have been
enabled in their savings to return to their
eastern homes.
People who have been through the bad
lands can have but a faint conception of
the utter desolation and worthlessness of
the cowboys home. He is roasted in sum
mer and frozen in winter. The lands can
never be used for anything but grazing
and the distances therefore are something
immense. One popularity of the country,
makes rapid riding very difficult, not to
say dangerous, undertaking. The earth is
SO friable that a tiny watercourse will
speedily cut for itself a deep gully, Or cou-
lee, as it is called. The depth of which
when filled with snow is entirely prob
| lematical. A horseman who rides with a
cowboys recklessness may suddenly find
himself at the bottom of a six or eight foot
coulee with his horse on top of him, and
no way Of getting out-if he happen to be
still alivs-save %tunnelling up to the head
of the stream through the o Then one
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-08

of your broncho's feet is as likely as net
to sink suddenly two feet down into a
coyotes hole when he is going at q furious
pace. Result: His legs snap of like q
pipe stem, and you are .hot through the ar
u a point far ieyond, and picked up more
dead than alive. The water is generally
bitter with alkali, and sco-ches your
throat as yen swallow it; there is little to
eat, and that is hard to get. These are 0
OF the many beanties OF the country.
We should have been Oh our return a
week earlier, had not the messenger
whom We sent from our camp to bring
te ms and supplies from Fort Keogh been
lost i'll q blizzard. He wa olt five days
and nights with only al old sage hen he
shot for food, and six matcaes wi Ii which
he was enabled on three nights to have a
fire. All this time we were almost entire
~ out of food for ourselves and horses.
We found him near the Yellowstone. an
immense distance away from the road, not
muc the worse for his experience. Ev-
cry II had given him up for lost
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-08

The pony bucks once or twice and the
cowboy PUSHES away On gallop, swinging
his quirt down upon the poor beasts
i INKS, while his nick1e plated Bride rein
chains keep rafting in unison with the
zingle-zangle of the bells Of his great ten
dollar Mexican hand made spurs. He
bulls belonging TO a freightin@ outfit that
is camped there over night and drives
them into Il corral. Although the proprie-
tors Of Meadow Brook Farm and o the
CiTcIe-Bar cattle ranch on Eidorado creek
are such near neighbors, they have but lit
tle in common; habits, customs, politics
and religion ii they have IL at all,
are of different nations Of different people.
The eastern farmers methods and customs
will in the main eventually get away with
the country, but many of the old Spanish
names are forever fixed. 1t might easily
be seen that, with such amixed people. we
should find some strange political bad fell
lows. In our great democratic party we
see an amusing example-that is, amusing
to a disinterested locker on. Our Missou-
II contingent already spoken of is demo-
cratic, as is also a goodly number OF repre-
sentatives of the Emerald Isle that we
have among us. Both Of these elements
struggling for the ascendency in the party,
while they can no more mix than can oil
and water. 1t is decidedly interesting. to
say the least, to see the churching and
beating, and whipping and slashing that
goes OF during a political canvass, to make
anything like a homogeneous looking en-
ulsion even of this oil and water combina-
ton. And instantly when the battle is
over they separate; and sometimes the oil
Of old Missouri is found to be on top and
sometimes the Oil Of 0uld Ouireland.
But altogether Montana is not a bad
country in any respect. The man would
be hard to suit who would not find on our
plains or in our valleys or mountains a
town to suit his taste for natural scenery,
and he who likes that spice of like variety
could certainly find it in our climate and
among u people, who from the time of
the old French settlers and their numer-
Gus half-breed descendants down to the
present time, have been getting mixed
more and more. Our theme is one of end
less interest and study, especially that por-
ton referring to u people. The gener-
Gus, reckless, easy going and never broken
old-timer at one end, and the latest acqui-
%sition, the thrifty and calculating Yankee
at the other, show a range that can only
be compared with our 170o range in tenn
perature. The range in temperature will
always abide with US, but that in popula-
ton characteristics will gradually fade
away.-No8tan no Wool Gr0eer.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-08
Native Fun.

q have ventured," he said; "to buy this
diamond ring, fondly hoping that you
would allow me to slip it on your finger
as a token Of u engagement" Il am
very sorry, Mr.. Smith, but you are too late
i am already engaged; but if you will
have it altered to fit my little finger l will
shower upon you the wealth of a sisters
Affection"
, 1887-12-29

good vein of very fair grade galens.
There are six men wlnter!ng and at
work developing locations on the
west side.
Amidst the west side group of 10.
cations, near the edge Of the lake,
arc two hot springs; one of them
forms Il pool 4xS feet and o feet deep
in which the water Is Just warm
enough to battle.
TIE BONANZA DISTRICT,
which was discovered by WinslOw
Hall and Win Oakes, OF Colviile,
w. T., In September, 1885, and lOcat-
ed In June, 'S7, Is situated six miles
due south Of the Kootenai lake out
let, from Cottonwood creek, which
comes into tho outlet from the south
at n point % miles southeast and
down from the main KOotenai lake.
The principal locations are mt an al
titude Of $500 feet, and 27OO feet
above the water CT the lake, cutting
almost east and west through the
top of q timbered ridge that extends
almost northeast and southwest.
From the top OF the ridge to the
Outlet Is uniform, all down grade
slope. In the district are three dis
tinct parallel veins. about 600 feet
apart from centre, to centre and
ranging from 30 to so feet wide, ex-
tending In an east and west course
and dipping at an angle OF about 45
degrees to the south. Encasing the
ore matter and running with ID In a
lime shale; the whole mass runs at
an angle across the general fOrma-
tion Of the country, lying between a
contact of granite and slate. In the
veins are found ores, termed by
prospectors: copper-glanCe, anti
monial"silver, gray-copper, "black.
metal" or brittle silver, peacock
copper and hard brown gcld.bear-
ing quartz. II Is said that no such u
cOnglOmeratiOn of ores were ever
before found outside Of Mexico and
that this discovery greatly resembles
the ore depOsits in Mexico The
fiud was made by Hall 4 Oakes after
much hard and tedious work. They
with ten other men and 80 pack
horses spent the whole summer of
'S8 cutting over a hundred miles of
pack trail through heavy timber
and a new rough country, up Little
Salmon river, which comes into the
Columbia river from the east u few
milOs north OF the boundary line.
The party were looking for supposed
rich placer claims ut the head Of the
Salmon. The country up the Sal
mon Is wild and rough, the sides Of
the river canyon In places for 20
mites and more are high, perpen.
, 1887-12-29

and black and grIzzly bear are to be
easily found, and the waters are full
Of fish.
THE KOoTENAI LAKE
and river country lying north OF the
Pend d'Orellle, Is a vast one. The
lake and river are In the shape
Of an. elongated ox-bow, with the
upper ends pointing north and
branching out, all of 600 miles In
length from one point to the other.
The east point Is the source Of tho
upper KOOtenaI river, and the west
point, Of the Lardeaux river. Koo-
tenai lake, which was formerly
called Flat Bow lake, IL On tho west
arm OF the bow, its south end being
90 miles north OF Bonner's ferry,
which Is situated at the extreme
southwest part of the curve, and 30
miles BY n level wagon road north
Of Sand Point. The lake Is 100 miles
long, north and south and averages
Blk miles wide. The water Is dark,
still and very deep, no bottom being
found at 1000 feet In depth in the
center of the lake. At the middle
Of the west side of the lake, about
45 miles from the north end, where
comes In the Lardeaux from tho
north, Is the outlet, which has deep,
still water 25 miles from the lake.
All around the lake, nearly about
every two miles, come in streams
large and SMALL some coming
through deep, dark gorgcs, and
others tumbling down from the high
dark green timber.cOvered noun.
tains, which inlock the still, dark
waters. On tine north end, the
mountains are very high, many
peaks standing out bare fur above
timber line, and some Of them snow.
capped the year round. For wild,
mountain scenery, that around the
lake Is as weird, changeabie, fan.
tastic and selemnly majestic as any
to be found In tho west.
Fish OF many kinds, both large and
small, abound In the lakes waters
and side streams. Fresh water stur-
eeoD, weighing from 400 to 500
pounds have been caught, and char
over 100 pounds in weight. A trout,
locally termed silver trout, which
have red meat like n salmon, are
found as large as 80 pounds. A little
red fish, much like a sardine, run In
schools In such quantities that they
make the bottom OF the side streams
red. They will take no bait and are
only caught by trapping. White
| Il sh that have no scales, but smooth
skin like an eel, and will keep alive
"a hours out of water, closely re-.
sembling the salt water ling, are
, 1887-12-29

a three.mile stream Is Aberconbie
lake, which IL about six milee long,
north and south, and two miles wide.
Numerous creeks come into the
lakes from both sides and the upper
end OF AbercOmbie. High, steep
hills run close down to the waters
edge on all sides excepting where
the creeks come In. Along these
creeks, on some Of them, for many
miles back, are wide, open patches
Of level meadow lands, which have
thick growing grass In spring time,
waist high. All the creek bottoms,
where there are no meadows, are
heavily timbered with as fine large
cedar rs there is TO be found In the
west. Some Of the old fallen cedars
are Is feet in diameter, from which
silver can be easily slit, go straight
and true Is the grain, over 90 feet
long. Besides the cedar there Is
said to be unlimited quantities OF
huge lumber trees of white pine,
hemlock and tamarack varieties.
Upon the sides of the mountains the
timber has been more orless destroy.
ed by fire.
Late this fall there was discover.
ed at the head Of Abercombie lake a
6.f0Ot galena vein extending north.
east southwest, In synIte and gram
ite, with foot thick streak OF solid
galena on the foot wall that aver.
ages 80 ozs. silver and 70 per cent.
lead. The owners, Pipkan, Penleton
Il Pelky have gone into winter
quarters at the lake. They took o
6.month's supply OF grub with them;
Mr.. Pelky being q ";over of the
weed" took, for one item, Is pounds
Of Climax, which Is a proof t6at the
boys mean business and will stay
with the camp. This winter they
Intend to run 100-foot tunnel In on
the vcin on their location, also tn
sink shafts TO bedrock on the upper
Priest river placer grounds at the
head OF Abercombie. Gold was
found on the stream last summer,
but on account Of high water the
bedrock has not yet been reached.
COlOrs are found on other streams
coming into the lake, but nothing
big In the way OF placers has vet
been discovered thereabouts. A few
other quartz veins have been dis.
covered which have q fair surface
showing Of mineral. Tho general
formation OF tho country is q coarse
grained, very hard, white granite.
The country IL practically but a new
one as yet, the hrst prospectors 70.
Ing In there last summer. The whole
country round about the lakes 10
alive with game. Beaver, fisher,
wolverine. martin and otter are
plentiful; also Sots OF saYiboo, deer,
, 1887-12-29

dicular, rocky bluffs; no white man
ever being In the country before.
The Bonanza district ridge lies
between the head waters Ofa branch
of the Salmon and the Kootenai
lake outlet. About three days before
the party had set to start back, hav-
ing given up all hopes OF finding the
reported rich placers, one OF the men
while after the horses that were feed
ing on this ridge, and having a
prOspector's eye, was favorable i'm.
pressed with the groupings; on the
party digging Il couple of holes they
soon saw they had stumble d on to as
rich q strike as has ever been made
In the northwest. 1t being close to
sno w.time and their grub supply
being short, they covered all signs
OF the find as best they could and
returned via the hard made trail tO
Col vile, where they kept mum and
somewhat anxiously awaited spring.
In the latt. part Of May, '87, they
started by boat up the COlu mbia,
intending to pull through by water
up the KDOtenai lake outlet, but high
water on the rapids Of the Outlet
drove them back returning down the
Columbia they met some ~ men who
were on their trail, the news of the
find having leaked out and of course
grown as II went, Men were offer
Ing Indians who had been guides for
the party, $500 to tell the where.
abouts OF the precious spot, but all
that could bo got out Of the Indians,
they being friends Of long standing
with Hall and party, was "halo cum
tux" The party hurried back to
Spokane Fslls, took the N. p. train
for KoOtenai station, packed d 30 miles
north TO BOnner's ferry and took the
boat dow n the river, lake and outlet
1856 miles, which they made In three
days, to this find. Two days after,
they got on the ground and made To-
cations, men began coming In from
the southwest, having followed the
pYrty's old trail. Hall, Oakes and
IL other fnen who were OF the party
-organized the Kootenai Bonanza
Mining Co., and made three loca-
tions-Kootenai Bonanza, on the
main vein where II crosses the top
Of the ridge; the Silver King, the
west extension 0f the f1rst, about 500
feet lower down on the mountain
side, and the American Flag, on one
OF tho side veins. parallelinH on the
north the KOotenai Bonanza. The
party could have made 15 locations
II they wished. but were willing to
give others chance. Del and Dick
Frye, of Bonner's ferry, have lOca-
ted the Grizzly and Silver Queen,
east extensions OF the Kootenai Bo-
, 1887-12-29

caught by traps In large quantities
by the Indians as the fish go up the
side streams in the spring. And all
of the small streams coming Into the
lake are full Of the speckled noun
tain trout
THE KooTENAI LAKE MINING
DISTRICT
ls on both sides of the lake about Is
miles north Of the outlet. For many
years IL has been known that there
were large deposits OF low grade
galena on both sides of the lake.
AinswOrth Il Co., of San Francisco,
was the first large company that got
hold OF mining property In this dis
trict; but the shooting Of the COM
pany's superintendent, Thomas
Hammill, by r. e. SprOule, June q,
1885, somewhat put stop to further
operations OF the company there.
abouts. The location the shooting
was done over-the Blue Bell sit
uated at Galena bay, on the east side
OF the lake, where there is q big Iron
blow Quits now owned by the
Kootenai Mining 4 Smelling Com
pany, euperintended by pr. w. A.
Hendrix, ,:of KOotenai station, on the
INOTtuCIu uCihCs AuC DUO OCit 10
a lO-fOot vein Of low grade galeha In
lime, extending north and south,
and assaylng s ozs. silver and 80 per
cent. lead; II 10 opened by hun.
dred foot incline. The Kootenai
Chief location, the south extension
OF the Blue Bell, is still owned by
the Ainsworth Co., but the company
has done nothing towards develop
ing or working the vein for nearly
three years. Opposite these claims
on the west side ofthe lake are num-
erOus locations, some OF the princl-
pal ones are: The Highland, owned
by w. ID. MCGEE and j. G. Rykert,
is a 8.foOt vein OF fine, clear galena,
traceable north and south for u mile,
assaying from 40 to 2S0 ozs. silver
and 90 per cent lead, opened by CO.
foot tunnel tina: taps the vein at a
depth of llO feet. Not far from the
Highland Is the Jim Blaine, from
which A. d. Wheeler and Harry
Tobias, OF Butte City, Montana,
shipped $500 pounds Of gray carbon.
ate ore 70 the Wicks' smelter, that
nctted 283 ozs. of silver; the vein Ia
only d scant foot In width and lies In
a basin on top Of mountain, and Is
hard to get at to work. Other lOca.
tions In the Immediate vicinity on
the west side are tho London, But.
tercup, Jerusalem, Surprise, Tender.
foot. -Bonea, Emma, Lulu, Quick
Discovery KOotenai Bell, Old Crow
and forty others all OF which are over
average prospects, each showing a